1999 AUDI A6 — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH

fire · 461389 · 2004-03-18

Vehicle

Make: AUDI
Model: A6
Year: 1999
Manufacturer: Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.
Component: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH
Speed: 45 mph

Severity

Deaths: 0
Injured: 0
Fire: Yes
Crash: No
Police report: Yes
Medical attention: No
Vehicle towed: No

Narrative

WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 45-50 MPH CONSUMER TURNED THE HEATER ON AND A DISTINCT SMELL CAME FROM THE DASHBOARD, FOLLOWED BY CONDENSATION SMOKE; FIRST BEING GRAY SMOKE, THEN TURNING TO BLACK SMOKE. CONSUMER STOPPED THE VEHICLE JUST BEFORE THE VEHICLE BECAME ENGULFED IN FLAMES. *AK

Source

Authoritative: NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number: 10063449
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown